Discovered at the World Science Festival with Robert Raven. We had Dolomedes briangreenei on display in his goldfish bowl. Children by the hundreds streamed through all day. They love picking through trays of beatings and leaf litter. They have very sharp eyes and nimble fingers. This tiny specimen was an extraordinary find, from leaf litter gathered at Walton Bridge Reserve. It is from the elusive family Gallieniellidae, barely known. It has fangs nearly paralell, rather than pointing inwards like other araneomorph families. This is possibly the first photo of living Gallieniellid ever published.
Facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Showing long, nearly parallel fangs
Photo: Robert Whyte
